Bust of Christ crowned with thorns
Unknown
mid–late 17th century · Heliotrope · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
The red iron-oxide specks that occur in heliotrope, or bloodstone, a dark green varietal form of jasper that was much favored in Milan, encouraged the artist to evoke droplets of blood.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- mid–late 17th century
- Medium
- Heliotrope
- Culture
- Italian, probably Milan
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- The Milton Weil Collection, 1939
